Title: Alfresco by Dorinda
Fandom: The Persuaders
Pairing: Brett/Danny
Categories: Romance, Post-episode
Length: Medium (9933 words)
Warning: None
Rating: Not rated: mild non-explicit slash


Author on LJ: Unknown
Website: Dorinda's bare bones page


Summary: Stranded together in the open air, all buttoned up

Review:

At the end of the episode Five Miles To Midnight the two heroes, Brett and Danny (Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, for the uninitiated) are abandoned by Sid (Joan Collins!) in the middle of the Swiss countryside with no way of getting home except walking. This is the story of that walk.

Dorinda gets well and truly under the skin of her characters, particularly Danny; most of the narrative follows his internal monologue, although mercifully not in the first person. We get to witness the slow realisation of his attraction to Brett - which seems to have existed for some time but to have been carefully sublimated in their overt rivalry and bickering. Indeed, this is one of those relationships which initially seems not to have any great depth to it. However, on this long lonely walk, there is plenty of opportunity for the boys to bond more deeply - except that Brett seems particularly vulnerable and unwilling to relax.

Eventually, when Danny does manage to convince him to sit down in the shade, to drink and eat something, and to unbutton his jacket, Brett begins to unwind a little and Danny begins to fall for him even more heavily. It is Danny who makes all the moves and Brett who, although nervous of the inherent dangers, eventually responds. The love scene is beautifully-judged - lyrical, tentative, a little awkward, yet still perfectly in character; there is understanding and acceptance on both sides, and it is obvious that when these two have overcome their initial self-consciousness this is going to be a great romance.

Characters who banter as much as these two are difficult to get right in slash fiction, and I can pay this story no higher compliment than to say that Dorinda has, in fact, got Brett and Danny right; that in itself is all the reason anyone should ever need for reading Alfresco.


Link: Alfresco

Title: Alfresco by Dorinda
Fandom: The Persuaders
Pairing: Brett/Danny
Categories: Romance, Post-episode
Length: Medium (9933 words)
Warning: None
Rating: Not rated: mild non-explicit slash


Author on LJ: Unknown
Website: Dorinda's bare bones page


Summary: Stranded together in the open air, all buttoned up

Review:

At the end of the episode Five Miles To Midnight the two heroes, Brett and Danny (Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, for the uninitiated) are abandoned by Sid (Joan Collins!) in the middle of the Swiss countryside with no way of getting home except walking. This is the story of that walk.

Dorinda gets well and truly under the skin of her characters, particularly Danny; most of the narrative follows his internal monologue, although mercifully not in the first person. We get to witness the slow realisation of his attraction to Brett - which seems to have existed for some time but to have been carefully sublimated in their overt rivalry and bickering. Indeed, this is one of those relationships which initially seems not to have any great depth to it. However, on this long lonely walk, there is plenty of opportunity for the boys to bond more deeply - except that Brett seems particularly vulnerable and unwilling to relax.

Eventually, when Danny does manage to convince him to sit down in the shade, to drink and eat something, and to unbutton his jacket, Brett begins to unwind a little and Danny begins to fall for him even more heavily. It is Danny who makes all the moves and Brett who, although nervous of the inherent dangers, eventually responds. The love scene is beautifully-judged - lyrical, tentative, a little awkward, yet still perfectly in character; there is understanding and acceptance on both sides, and it is obvious that when these two have overcome their initial self-consciousness this is going to be a great romance.

Characters who banter as much as these two are difficult to get right in slash fiction, and I can pay this story no higher compliment than to say that Dorinda has, in fact, got Brett and Danny right; that in itself is all the reason anyone should ever need for reading Alfresco.


Link: Alfresco

Title: Alfresco by Dorinda
Fandom: The Persuaders
Pairing: Brett/Danny
Categories: Romance, Post-episode
Length: Medium (9933 words)
Warning: None
Rating: Not rated: mild non-explicit slash


Author on LJ: Unknown
Website: Dorinda's bare bones page


Summary: Stranded together in the open air, all buttoned up

Review:

At the end of the episode Five Miles To Midnight the two heroes, Brett and Danny (Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, for the uninitiated) are abandoned by Sid (Joan Collins!) in the middle of the Swiss countryside with no way of getting home except walking. This is the story of that walk.

Dorinda gets well and truly under the skin of her characters, particularly Danny; most of the narrative follows his internal monologue, although mercifully not in the first person. We get to witness the slow realisation of his attraction to Brett - which seems to have existed for some time but to have been carefully sublimated in their overt rivalry and bickering. Indeed, this is one of those relationships which initially seems not to have any great depth to it. However, on this long lonely walk, there is plenty of opportunity for the boys to bond more deeply - except that Brett seems particularly vulnerable and unwilling to relax.

Eventually, when Danny does manage to convince him to sit down in the shade, to drink and eat something, and to unbutton his jacket, Brett begins to unwind a little and Danny begins to fall for him even more heavily. It is Danny who makes all the moves and Brett who, although nervous of the inherent dangers, eventually responds. The love scene is beautifully-judged - lyrical, tentative, a little awkward, yet still perfectly in character; there is understanding and acceptance on both sides, and it is obvious that when these two have overcome their initial self-consciousness this is going to be a great romance.

Characters who banter as much as these two are difficult to get right in slash fiction, and I can pay this story no higher compliment than to say that Dorinda has, in fact, got Brett and Danny right; that in itself is all the reason anyone should ever need for reading Alfresco.


Link: Alfresco

Title: Alfresco by Dorinda
Fandom: The Persuaders
Pairing: Brett/Danny
Categories: Romance, Post-episode
Length: Medium (9933 words)
Warning: None
Rating: Not rated: mild non-explicit slash


Author on LJ: Unknown
Website: Dorinda's bare bones page


Summary: Stranded together in the open air, all buttoned up

Review:

At the end of the episode Five Miles To Midnight the two heroes, Brett and Danny (Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, for the uninitiated) are abandoned by Sid (Joan Collins!) in the middle of the Swiss countryside with no way of getting home except walking. This is the story of that walk.

Dorinda gets well and truly under the skin of her characters, particularly Danny; most of the narrative follows his internal monologue, although mercifully not in the first person. We get to witness the slow realisation of his attraction to Brett - which seems to have existed for some time but to have been carefully sublimated in their overt rivalry and bickering. Indeed, this is one of those relationships which initially seems not to have any great depth to it. However, on this long lonely walk, there is plenty of opportunity for the boys to bond more deeply - except that Brett seems particularly vulnerable and unwilling to relax.

Eventually, when Danny does manage to convince him to sit down in the shade, to drink and eat something, and to unbutton his jacket, Brett begins to unwind a little and Danny begins to fall for him even more heavily. It is Danny who makes all the moves and Brett who, although nervous of the inherent dangers, eventually responds. The love scene is beautifully-judged - lyrical, tentative, a little awkward, yet still perfectly in character; there is understanding and acceptance on both sides, and it is obvious that when these two have overcome their initial self-consciousness this is going to be a great romance.

Characters who banter as much as these two are difficult to get right in slash fiction, and I can pay this story no higher compliment than to say that Dorinda has, in fact, got Brett and Danny right; that in itself is all the reason anyone should ever need for reading Alfresco.


Link: Alfresco

Title: Alfresco by Dorinda
Fandom: The Persuaders
Pairing: Brett/Danny
Categories: Romance, Post-episode
Length: Medium (9933 words)
Warning: None
Rating: Not rated: mild non-explicit slash


Author on LJ: Unknown
Website: Dorinda's bare bones page


Summary: Stranded together in the open air, all buttoned up

Review:

At the end of the episode Five Miles To Midnight the two heroes, Brett and Danny (Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, for the uninitiated) are abandoned by Sid (Joan Collins!) in the middle of the Swiss countryside with no way of getting home except walking. This is the story of that walk.

Dorinda gets well and truly under the skin of her characters, particularly Danny; most of the narrative follows his internal monologue, although mercifully not in the first person. We get to witness the slow realisation of his attraction to Brett - which seems to have existed for some time but to have been carefully sublimated in their overt rivalry and bickering. Indeed, this is one of those relationships which initially seems not to have any great depth to it. However, on this long lonely walk, there is plenty of opportunity for the boys to bond more deeply - except that Brett seems particularly vulnerable and unwilling to relax.

Eventually, when Danny does manage to convince him to sit down in the shade, to drink and eat something, and to unbutton his jacket, Brett begins to unwind a little and Danny begins to fall for him even more heavily. It is Danny who makes all the moves and Brett who, although nervous of the inherent dangers, eventually responds. The love scene is beautifully-judged - lyrical, tentative, a little awkward, yet still perfectly in character; there is understanding and acceptance on both sides, and it is obvious that when these two have overcome their initial self-consciousness this is going to be a great romance.

Characters who banter as much as these two are difficult to get right in slash fiction, and I can pay this story no higher compliment than to say that Dorinda has, in fact, got Brett and Danny right; that in itself is all the reason anyone should ever need for reading Alfresco.


Link: Alfresco

Title: Alfresco by Dorinda
Fandom: The Persuaders
Pairing: Brett/Danny
Categories: Romance, Post-episode
Length: Medium (9933 words)
Warning: None
Rating: Not rated: mild non-explicit slash


Author on LJ: Unknown
Website: Dorinda's bare bones page


Summary: Stranded together in the open air, all buttoned up

Review:

At the end of the episode Five Miles To Midnight the two heroes, Brett and Danny (Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, for the uninitiated) are abandoned by Sid (Joan Collins!) in the middle of the Swiss countryside with no way of getting home except walking. This is the story of that walk.

Dorinda gets well and truly under the skin of her characters, particularly Danny; most of the narrative follows his internal monologue, although mercifully not in the first person. We get to witness the slow realisation of his attraction to Brett - which seems to have existed for some time but to have been carefully sublimated in their overt rivalry and bickering. Indeed, this is one of those relationships which initially seems not to have any great depth to it. However, on this long lonely walk, there is plenty of opportunity for the boys to bond more deeply - except that Brett seems particularly vulnerable and unwilling to relax.

Eventually, when Danny does manage to convince him to sit down in the shade, to drink and eat something, and to unbutton his jacket, Brett begins to unwind a little and Danny begins to fall for him even more heavily. It is Danny who makes all the moves and Brett who, although nervous of the inherent dangers, eventually responds. The love scene is beautifully-judged - lyrical, tentative, a little awkward, yet still perfectly in character; there is understanding and acceptance on both sides, and it is obvious that when these two have overcome their initial self-consciousness this is going to be a great romance.

Characters who banter as much as these two are difficult to get right in slash fiction, and I can pay this story no higher compliment than to say that Dorinda has, in fact, got Brett and Danny right; that in itself is all the reason anyone should ever need for reading Alfresco.


Link: Alfresco